GameZone
- Reviewed by John Brandon, score: 8 out of 10.
- http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12787.htm

Gamer's Hell
- Review [8.9/10] with screen shots.
- http://www.gamershell.com/pc/rune/review.html

Game Industry News
- Reviewed by Carlos Soto, score: 3-1/2 out of 5.
- http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=408

GameSpy.com
- [68/100] Reviewed by Benjaman Thornton. "Over all it is a decent game, with both good and bad points." Includes screen shots. [PlayStation 2]
- http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/august01/runevw/

GameSpy
- Rated 90% by Allen 'Slowdraq' Eccles. "Well worth your gaming dollar."
- http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/october00/rune/

GameSpot
- Reviewed by: Erik Wolpaw, "The simplistic melee combat system combined with weak enemy artificial intelligence makes Rune an ultimately shallow and repetitious experience." [6.7/10]
- http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/rune/

FiringSquad
- Reviewed by: by Jakub 'WarSpite' Wojnarowicz, "What can we say? We love Rune." [90%]
- http://www.firingsquad.com/games/runereview/default.asp

The Armchair Empire
- Reviewed by: Slipperyone, 4.5/10. "It's unfortunate that add-ons have become less and less thorough of late." For Rune: Halls of Valhalla Expansion Pack.
- http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/rune_hov.htm

ESCMag
- Rated 8/10 by Matt Burawski. "If you like the idea of fighting off Loki's endless hordes with a bloodstained Viking Broadsword, there's nowhere better to get your fix."
- http://www.escmag.com/reviews/rune.cfm

Ars Technica
- Rated 8/10 by Carl Salminen. "If you like a pretty game with intense action, Rune will not let you down."
- http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/4q00/rune/rune-1.html